Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 4.5)

The graph demenstrate average carbon dioxide (co2) emissions per person in UK, sweden ,italy and portugal from 1967 to 2007.

overview, the co2 have been increased significantly in italy and portugal , in contrast the United Kingdom have been droped, however the defferent one at this graph is a Sweden beacause sweden have been a jump and decreased significantly.

fisrt, portugal and italy have the same change aproximetly, for example portugal in 1967 the emissions of co2 around 1.5 tonnes and in 2007 is around 5.3 tonnes and this is big jump, also Italy have increased from 4 tonnes in 1967 from around 8 tonnes in 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping at only 107 words. Consequently, the task cannot be fully developed. While the student attempts an overview and mentions several key trends (such as emissions increasing in Italy and Portugal and decreasing in the UK), the data points provided contain inaccuracies and lack thorough support. For instance, the starting figure for Portugal is stated as 1.5 tonnes when the chart shows approximately 1.2, and the conclusion is abruptly cut off mid-sentence ('Italy have increased from 4 tonnes in 1967 from around 8 tonnes in 2007'). Because the response is significantly under length and lacks a complete, well-supported analysis, it falls into the lower band categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The text suffers from severe structural and paragraphing deficiencies. The response is essentially written as two run-on paragraphs that lack internal logical progression and clear mechanical cohesion. Transition markers are either misused or absent ('overview, the co2 have been increased', 'fisrt, portugal and italy have the same change aproximetly'). Furthermore, referencing is weak, and the lack of a proper conclusion or distinct paragraphs makes the overall arrangement difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are either inadequate or incorrectly applied throughout the short text.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary range is basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling mistakes ('demenstrate', 'sweden ,italy', 'droped', 'defferent', 'beacause', 'aproximetly', 'fisrt') and typographical errors. The student attempts a few topic-specific terms like 'emissions', 'tonnes', and 'carbon dioxide', but word choice and collocation are frequently imprecise (e.g., 'the defferent one at this graph is a Sweden beacause sweden have been a jump'). The lexical control is insufficient to communicate ideas smoothly, causing noticeable strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak, with frequent errors that impede communication. The response lacks a variety of complex structures and struggles with basic subject-verb agreement and tense consistency (e.g., 'the co2 have been increased', 'the United Kingdom have been droped', 'portugal in 1967 the emissions of co2 around 1.5 tonnes'). Punctuation and capitalization are poorly handled throughout, with missing capital letters for proper nouns like 'Sweden', 'Italy', and 'Portugal', and missing spaces after commas. The sentence structures are frequently incomplete or malformed, especially towards the end of the text.

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